Mesh attaching machine



June 30, 1931. R. H. BERKLEY 1,812,078

MESH ATTACHING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet l QATTORNEY'S vJune 30, 1931. R. H. BERKLEY MESHATTACHING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1925 4Sheets-Sheet 2 June 30, 1931. R. H, BERKLEY 1,812.073'

1 MESH ATTACHING MACHINE Filed June s, `192:5 4 sheets-sheet s June 30,1931. RQH. BERKLEY MESH ATTACHING MACHINE Filed June 6, 1925 4'Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented June 30, i, 19131l 7 UNITED ',s-TATES* RICHARDH.

This vinvention relatesto the manufacture of articles of wire meshfabric, such as ladies handA bags', and the like, which consist of ametal frame or support, tol whichy a piece of mesh of appropriate. formis attached; more particularly, the invention l involvesY the pro'-visionzof a machine by which a piece ofmesh may be atached to a frame orother:v similar support by means of a continuons strandI 'of wire. Y Y yl y V In the manufacture of articles which vinclude link mesh "fabricand"a`fraine,`as heretofore carried on, it ,has been .customary tosecure the mesh to the frame bymanual op- Y 16 erations. For instance,the links ofthe mesh 1 along the line of attachment may be secured.

to the frame by soldering or theframe may:`

be provi-ded with a plurality of apertures and rings'may be insertedthrough these apertures and the links of the' piecev of mesh. In anotheroperation the frameis provided with a series of apertures and aspiralwirefis threaded through a row of links in the* mesh vand throughthe aperturesin such a waythat eachy link i-s held :in place by aconvolution. of the y wire, which theirpassesthrough one ofthe ment,this repair operation'is' quite diiiicult ali-idlwith any oflthem'ethods "as heretofore* apertures adj acentthe' lli-nk. rAnothermethod ofV attachment vinvolves the usel of two Vspiral wires, one ofwhich issoldered or otherwise secured tothe frame, and the secondthreaded through the' links along thepi'ece of mesh,

and also ,through the convolutions ofthe wire, y on the frame, so thateachlink is h el'd to ya convolution of the `wire on the frame by.V al

convolution of the'fsecondfor attaching, wire.

All of these operationsarecarried onmanualf` ly, and are, therefore,expensive, and the rate;

of production is low.` The attaching yofthe piece of mesh to the frameby means of individual links ofthe piece of mesh requires the utmost'attentiony on the part of the work,

man, in order'tofsecure a perfectarticle,fbe

.causevif one link is missed during theattaclif ing operation thefinished article'hasa holel between the frame andthe piece Aof mesh atthis point, and the article, therefore,'is imper-. V'.ii'eet, andmust-be repaired before it can be sold'. When aspiral wireis used forattach#A Application filed June G,

link and aperture. engaged by a loop'former, and the first memthe innerends of the loops are held in place in anyv appropriate manner.

MESH ATTACHING MAoHiNii 1925. serial No. 351,433.

practiced, the manufacture of the larti'clesfisA expensive, Vnot only onaccount ofthe high labor cost, fbut also because Aof the necessity Aofrigid inspection of the finished product.

v The present invention is directed 1 tofthe provision of a machine bywhich a piece off` mesh may be automaticallyattach'ed 'to' a" cor-Fier vBERKLEY, or PLAINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AssieinonY To WHiTrNGaframe',`or`other support of thatcharacter, by y means4r ofacontinuouspiecejof wire. y In a machine constructed in accordance withtlieprinciples of the invention, the frame `formed with a series ofapertures anda piece of mesh to be a tached toit, are supported inappropriate relation, so that a row of links through which the attachingwire is tofbe introduced.

lies inregistry with the apertures; ,As supply of wire is pro-vided,together .with'suitablelf devices. for' threading the wire through thelinks and the apertures in registry with them.

VAt eachv stage inthe operation of 'the machine one of these devicesdraws wire from the supply and passes a loop ofrit through af The loopof wire is then inner end of this loop in position. The sup-v port onywhich the iframe' andthe piece of step-by-'step relativev movement, andvat eachV period ofrest in this movement, a loop of wire is introduced.`The vcycle of operations vcontinues until. veach link and aperturealong tek .mesh, are mounted and thevtools are given the" frame has beenenteredV by the wire., and' by'a chain stitch e'eotf'The wire isr thencutland its Yloose vendvis secured to theframe; Y

.The machine V.is entirely automaticiA iny Y action, andas soon as theframe ai'idthepiece `of mesh-fhave-been placedzin position the machineis started Vand the operation Conji, tinues until each ofthe links vhasbeen se-r` cured to the, frame. 'I`lief machiiieV is the-n stop]ied,`tlie completed bagremoved,fandan! other frame and piece of meshplaced in position. The machine thus requires little attention on thepart of the operator, and its rate of production is high.

lVhile the principles of the invention may be utilized in variousmachines, I have illus traed the invention as embodied in a machine forattaching a cylindrical piece of mesh to a frame in thefform of a ring,the mesh being secured along one edge of the frame. In these drawings,

Fig. l is a side view of the machine,

Fig. 2 is a vertical, sectional view of the support for the piece ofmesh and the frame to which it to be attached,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the machine,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal, sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig'. l,

Figs. 6 and 7 are plan views of details of the mechanism shown atdifferent stages in thel operation,

Fig. 8 is an inside view in elevation of a section of a frame and apiece of mesh showing the attachingwire in place,

Fig. 9 is an outside view of the section of ,the frame shown in Fig. 8,

Fig. l() is a sectional view of a detail of the machine showing themanner in which a loop of wire is introduced,

Figs. 1l, l2, 13, and l5 are plan views similar to Figs. 6 and 7,showing parts of the mechanism at different stages in their operation,and

Fig. 14 is a view in elevation showing the parts of the mechanism in theposition occupied in the stage illustrated in Fig. l5.

Referring now to these drawings, the machine is seen to consist of a bedplate 20, supported on legs 2l, in any convenient place. Mounted. on thebed plate 20, is a cylindrical support 22, in the upper end of which isa recess in which is received the frame 23. The support 22 is hollow andnear its lower end is provided withI a ring ratchet 24. Beneath theratchet the support is channeled, at 25, and the lower end of thesupport enters a recess 2-6 in the top of the bed plate. A split bearingplate 27 is bolted to the face of the bed plate, enters the channel andserves to hold the support against displacement.

The piece of mesh shown in dotted lines at 28, which is to be attachedto the ring frame, is of generally cylindrical shape, having one endclosed, and this piece of mesh is supported in relation to the frame ona cylindrical member 29, which is split longitudinally into two parts,30 and 3l, each of which has a longitudinal tongue 32 along one edge,which overlies the edge of the other part when the two are in assembledrelation. At the lower end, these members have tongues 33, which litdown within the upper edge of the ring frame 23. The piece of mesh 28fits over the cylindrical support 29, and its upper end hangs downwithin the support. The piece of mesh is kept in proper relation to thesupport by means of a ring 34, which is slipped over the end of thesplit support when the mesh is placed thereon. llVith this arrangementit will be observed that the sleeve-like piece of mesh may be maintainedin proper relation to the frame with its marginal row of links inregistry with the apertures 35 formed in the frame. When the machine hascompleted its operations and the piece of mesh is attached to the frame,the ring 34 is removed and then one of the members 30 or 3l is sprunginwardly to free the edge of the other. Then the two may be slipped outthrough the frame 23, and removed.

Mounted on one end of the base plate is a bracket 36, carrying a pin 37,on which is slipped a spool 33 of lthe attaching wire. This spool isforced against a. fixed collar 39 on i he pin by a spring 40, the otherend of which bears against a removable collar 4l, The spring exert-spressure on the spool so as to prevent its over-running. The wire 42from the supply is led oft' between rollers 43, mounted on a pin 44 in abracket 45, secured to a block 46 mounted on the. face of the baseplate. rlhese rollers are loose on the pin but are forced together by aspring 47. The wire ruiming between them is thus frictionally held, sothat it will stay taut when pulled from the supply.

Mounted in the block 46 in a` suit-able guideway is the needle holder43, in the forward end of which is detachably secured the needle 49.rl`he rear end of the needle holder is straddled between the collars 50by the forked end of la lever 5l, pivotally mounted on a pin- 52supported in a bracket 53 at one end of the bed plate. At its lower endthe lever 5l carries a roller 54, bearing against a cam 55 on the maindrive shaft 55 of the machine. This shaft is supported below the bedplate in suitable bearings 57 and at one end carries a pulley 53, bywhich it may be driven from any convenient source of power, and at theother end, a hand wheel 59 by which the machine may be manually operatedin order to set the parts for starting. The lever 5l is held with itsroller against the face of the cam by a spring 60, bearing at one endagainst the block 46, and at the other against the lever.

Mounted on the face of the bed plate near one side thereof, is a slide6l, running in guide-ways formed in blocks 62 bolted to the bed of themachine. At its rear end the slide carries an adjusting screw 63, and'this screw is engaged by the end of a` lever G4, pivotally mounted on apin 65, supported in suitable brackets 66, depending from the lower sur#face of the bed plate. rlhe lower end of this lever 64 carries a roller67, which bears against a cam 63 on the main shaft 56. The slide 6l ismoved to the rear, as shown in Leraars;

Fig'. `45,1531 asp-ring 695, secured!.atminarend'.

to pin 7011inthe bloel'r 62,'fa1nd atthe other slidecalrri'es at'itstorwardend'apawl v72 held by a leaf spring 7 3?. so as to` vengagetheteeth` of the ratchet 24 carried 4bly the vsup port, and-,as thesllideis moved in one direc tion bythe lever 64, the pawlengagesfthe i teethof the ratchet andkcauses the support f Mounted on the bed plu-te in a`suitable block 74, is a stop pawl- 75, spring'pressed se as to engagethe teeth of the ratchet 24, thispawlf een Llei

to be advanced by onevv step. The spring 69'V returns the slide in itsretractile movement, andthe pawl1 72'- slifps over lthe teeth o-f theIratchet in a position to engage the next tooth.

being soi arranged :as toi-prevent rany return movement .of the ratchetlas the pawl slides overt-he teeth thereof. f

Mounted on an upright-Y rod 'y7.6,.extendingI` through an `aperture inthe'bedf plate and up n through the cylindricall supportQQ, is a collar'77, which may be secured vin diiiferent positions of adjustment means ofset screws 78.'. .This colla-r carries'a hook-lilremember 79, whichlassists in formingfthe loops of wire. The needle 49 and the member79constitute loop-forming mechanism. Therod 76 rests at itsj lower endenan adjustment screw 80 in the'end 'ofy a rocking levery 81, pivotallymounted' on a pinV 82, supported in a` bracket 83, de-pendingfrom thebed plate. ABeyond the pivot pin, the lever' 81fcarries 'roller 84,bearing against a camon the main cam ul shaft. A spring 86 encirclesthe' rod 76- and, at its upper end, bears against any apeitured ybloclr87 which is secured to the bed plate and v throughwhich the rod passes.VAlt its` lower end, the spring bears against a collar 88, secured tothe rod. This spring serves to hold the rod against the end of theadjustment screw 80. Extending from the collar, andy formed integral-lywith-lit, i-sja lever 189, the end of'which bears against an adjustmentscrewi90, on a slide '91,"mounted al bracket 92, depending from thebedplate of the machine. j i The slide lcarries a roller 93 bearingagainst the cam 94, mounted on the main drive shaft 56, 4and the end ofthe lever 89zishel'd against the head (of the adj-ustment screw bythespring 95, attached at one end tothe end of f the lever and at vtheother to the bracket 92.'

I The arrangement is such thatas the'cam 94 rotates, the lever 89 andthe rod 76 are rocked i at Vthe appropriate instant. The face of theilever l aga-inst which the adjustment4 screw bears, is suflicientlybroad softhat the two` are in contact, regardless of whetherthe rod iismoved to the upper orlower positionv un-v` `v der the influence of the'Vrock/ ing lever '81.

` Also mounted within the cylindrical support .22 isV an upright lever96, p'ivotedon a pinV 97, mounted in the 'frame 23. A leaf .spring99',.seeured to the bed plater of the` machine, bears against 'the leverbeyond the( pivotal point, andforces arroller `100,.carried 'I bythelower end of the army against the face.v of a cam 101', on themaindrive shaft.v The upper end'of theV leverv 96 carries ablock oranvil 102, which lies in'.l the plane ofthe series of apertures in theframe- 23,when the latter `is in place in its support.` Under theinflu-A Y vence' of the camf101, this anvil is Imoved to?" ward andawayfrom the frame atthe appropriate instant. The.v anvil lies ydirectly inlfront o-f-the needle 49 Ain the pla-ne thereof.

In the operation yof the machine, the frame 23e-isirst placed inposition inthe upper end of the support, then the bag or sleeve of meshto be attached to it, is placed over thespli-t supporting cylinder 29V'and held in. place 'byv Vthering'34.` In mounting the piece of meslr. inposition, it is placed'with the row of .links which .are to' be`lattached Vto the' fran-1e, `in.

registry with the apertures f therein.. f The wire 42 isnow drawn fromthe supply, passed between the frictionl rollsV 43, and then led throughthe eye. 108 rformed inthe end of the needle.v As shown best in Fig-10.,the needle is'cut-away on itsv under surface at 104, to`

the rear of the needle'eye. The wire is drawn sa f through the eye soas'to providea loose end of the desiredlength, and then the machine setinoperation.r s

The stages ofthe-operation are illustrated 1n the several figuresyfromfFig. 6 onward.

In the first stage Yin the operation, as shown in Fig. 6,' the needle isin retractedposfition, andthe wire passes throughthefneedfl'e eye',

The needle-now advances through a link 105' and the aperture 106 inregistry with' it, Athe anvil being in retracted position. At this timethe' loop formerv79/ lies in the plane of the apertures, but is at onesideof the aperturethrough which the loop of Lwirevis tobe passed; wWhenthe need-le isin its extreme forward position as shown in Fig. 7, theloop former 7 9 moves toward it, and its point enters the recess 104,formed in the under side of the needle, passing between the needle andthe,wire',and thus entering the loop. Asthe lll() needle returns .to itsoutermost position, as

yshown inFigjll, the loop 107, which has been introduced through thelink and the aperture in"registry withl it, will be heldy by the loopVformer.

g The next operationr is the movement of thel t n i ksupport vby onestep, `as^shownin Fig. 1'2,

during which movement the loop held by the formerjVi-s bent slightly asindicatedatv 108,

las

where it will be seen that the former lies above the plane of theaperture through which the loop has been inserted. The lever 96 is nowrocked so as to carry the anvil 102 forwardly, and the anvil forces theloop 108, into the position shown in Fig. l5, where the end olf the loopis in registry with the next aperture and link in the series. 1When thewire has been bent againstthe frame into this position oi. registry, theanvil is retracted and the cycle oli operations is repeated. T he needlemoves forward, so as to carry a loop of wire through the next link andaperture, and in so doing, the loop enters the loop previouslymentioned, which lies against the inner face et the frame in registrywith this link and aperture. Thus the second loop not only passesthrough the link and the frame, but also through the loop lirst formed,locking this loop in posi ion. As soon as the second loop has beenformed, the loop former engages it rnd holds it while the needle has id,then the trame support advances one step, th e second loop is clearedand bent by the anvil into registry with the third link and aperture.lhis series oi operations is repeated throughout the entire traine, andthus the frame and piece of mesh are united by loops ot wire which areheld in place by a chain stitch effect.

In Figs. 8 and 9 there is illustrated more clearly the manner in whichthe mesh is attached to the trame, and it will be seen in Fig. 9, whichis an outside view of the frame with. the piece olt mesh in place, thatthere is visible a length et wire 109 which extends between adjacentlinks in the row. Between these adjacent visible lengths of wire thewire forms a loop 110, which passes through a link and the aperture inregistry with it, and is then bent into registry with the nextsucceedingl link and aperture. Each loop after the lire-t not onlypasses through a link and aperture, but also through the previouslytermed loop, so that the loops which serve to attach the links to the'frame are held together by a. chain stitch. Since only short lengthsoit the wire are visible on the outside of the iframe, the loops beingconcealed within, tl attaching wire does not detract from the appearanceof' the finished article. Fun thermore, by this method ot attachment,the trame and the piece ot mesh are securely held together, and theoperation can be carried Y on rapidly and a low cost.

ln the machine as illustrated, all the working parts are driven from themain drive shaft in proper timed relation, and a coniplete cycle ofoperations takes place for each revolution ot the drive shalt.Accordingly, cach such revolution corresponds to tue insertion olf' aloep of wire through the mesh and the 'frame aperti'lre in registry withit, and consequently the attachment of apiece oi' mesh to a Yframe takesa short time and each link of the mesh is secured to the frame so' thatthe bags completed on this machine are perfect, except in the event thatthe Wire breaks. When this occurs the needle is again threaded and theoperation started so that the lirst loop will enter the last looppreviously made. 'l` he loose ends ol' wire may then be twisted togetheror soldered and inserted through one of the apertures, and theattachment completed. llhenever a bag has been linished, it may bequickly removed and the new :trame and piece of mesh placed in properposition in the machine. rl`hese operations are simple and consumelittle time, so that the machine may be operated with a large output.

lVhile l have illustrated a machine embodying the principles oi' theinvention which is intended for use in the attachment of pieces of meshto frames in the form of a ring, it will be apparent that the samemethod of attachment may be employed in attaching mesh to frames orother similar articles ot an irregular outline; as, for instance, handbag frames oil2 a general ll-shape. Regardless of the type of trame towhich the mesh is attached, the same principles of operation areinvolved, namely, the trame and the piece of mesh to be attached to it,are given a step-by-step movement relative. to appropriate tools, andduring the periods ot rest in the step-by-step relative movement of theframe and the tools, the tools operate to form a loop of wire, insertthrough a link and the aperture in registry therewith, and also throughthe loop of wire previously formed.

l claim:

l. A machine 'for attaching link mesh fabric to a `trame or othersimilar article having a series of apertures formed therein, whichcomprises the combination et a support for the :trame and the piece ofmesh to be attached thereto, the mesh being held with a row of links inregistery with the apertures in the frame, means for holding a supply ofwire, power-driven tools for drawing wire from the supply and insertinga loop of wire hrough each link and the aperture in registry therewithsuccessively, means independent ot the tools for bending l`he loop soinserted to a position in which it will be entered by the loop insertedthrough the next succeeding link and aperture, the said bending meansdisengaging the loop prior to the next loopinserting operation oi thesaid tools, and means for giving the support a step-by-step relativemovemen to said tools and said means, the tools and said means beingactuated during the periods ot' rest oli the said step-by-step relativemovement.

2. A machine ifor attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or other similararticle having a series of apertures formed therein, which comprises thecon'ibination of a support for the frame and the piece of mesh to fabricto a frame or other similar article having av series of apertures formedtherein, the combination of means for holding a. supply of wire, aneedle for forming loops of wire drawn from the supply and insertingthese loops through the apertures in the frame, a former operable todisenga-ge each loop so inserted from said needle, and an anvil operalneto bend the disengaged loop to a position in registry with the neXtsucceeding aperture in the frame.

8. In a` machine for attaching'link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar article having a series of apertures formed therein, thecombination of means for holding a supply of wire, a needlereciprocating in a plane and operable upon its forward movement to forma loop of wire drawn from the supply and insert this loop through anaperture in the frame, a former movable into and out of the plane ofreciprocation of the needle, and movable in that plane to enter the loopso inserted and disengage it from the needle upon the retractilemovement of the latter, this former then releasing the loop and movingout of said plane of reciprocation, and an anvil reciprocating in thesame plane as the needle and operable to bend the loop into registrywith the next succeeding aperture to be entered.

9. In a machine for attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar artic-le having a series of apertures formed therein, thecombination of a hollow support for the frame, means carried by the`support for holding a piece of mesh to be attached to the frame with arow of links of the mesh in registry with the apertures in the frame,neans for holding a. supply of wire, a` reciprocating slide carrying aneedle through the eye or which the wire is led, the slide beingoperable to pass the needle through a link and the aperture in registrytherewith carrying the wire with it, an oscillatory rod carrying aformer adapted to enter the loop of wire introduced through av link andaperture by the needle and to hold the loop as the needle is retracted,this rod being also reciprocable in a verticaldirection to carry theformer into` and out of the plane in which the needle moves, a rockinglever carrying an anvil adapted to engage the loop upon its release bythe former and to bend this loop into registry' with the nent succeedinglink and aperture in the series, and power-driven devices for giving thesupport a step-by-step movement of rotation and for operating the slide,the rod, and the lever to cause the needle, the former, and the anvil toperform their functions in tin'ied relation to the movements of thesupport.

lO, In a machine for attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilariarticle having a, series of apertures therein, the combinationof means for holding a supplyof wire,

a reciprocating needle for drawing wire from the supply and forinserting loops of the Wire through the apertures in the frame and thelinks of the piece of mesh, a former operable to enter the loop insertedby the needle and hold the same during the retractile movement of t-heneedle, the said former being actuated torelease the loop prior to thenext inserting Imovement of said needle, and means operating upon theloop upon its release by the former for bending the loop into registrywith the next succeeding link and aperture in the series.

1l. In a machine for attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar article having a series of apertures therein, the combination ofa support for the frame and the piece ot' mesh to be attached thereto,the mesh being held with a lrow of links in registry with the aperturesin the frame, means for holding a supply of wire, a reciprocating needlethrough which the Wire is threaded and which is operable to introducethe wire in the form of a loop through a link and the aperture inregistry therewith, a former on the opposite side of the frame from theneedle movable to enter the loop of Wire formed by the needle and holdthe latter during the retractile movement of the needle, the said formerbeing actuated to release the loop `prior to the next movement of theneedle to insert a loop'through the mesh, and means adjacent the formerand operating in timed relation thereto to engage the loop upon itsrelease by the former and bend the loop into registry with the nextsucceeding link and aperture in the series.

12. In a machine for attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar article having a series of apertures therein, the combi- -nationof a support for the frame and the piece of mesh to be attached thereto,the mesh being held with a Arow of links in registry with the aperturesin the support, means for holding a supply of wire, a needlereciprocating lengthwise and operable upon its forward 4movement to drawwire from the supply and insert a loop of this wire through a. link andthe aperture in registry therewith, a former movable into and out of theplane of reciprocation of the needle and movable in that plane to enterthe loop of wire inserted by the needle andhold this loop upon theretractile movement of the needle, the said former releasing the loopprior to the next advancing movement of the needle, and reciprocatingmeans engaging the loop upon its release by the former and operable tobend. the loop out of the path of reciprocation of the needle and towardthe next aperture in the frame to be entered by the needle.

13. In a machine for attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar article having a. series of apertures formed therein, thecombination of a support for the frame and operable to draw wire fromthev 'supply and insert loops of the wire through'a link and theaperture in registry therewith, means for engaging each loop soinsertedA and bending this loop against the face Aof the articleintoregistry withtlie next. succeeding aperture,

and poweredriven devices for giving the support and the needle astep-byfstep relative movement and for operating the needle .andr thesaid means in the periods of restof this movement.

fabric to a lframe or*other"simila-rdiarticle having a series ofaperturestherein, thecom'- bination iof a needle forformingloops of wiredrawn from a( supply and inserting these loops through the apertures intheframe, a former. operable to disengage'each loop so inserted kfromthe needle and thereafter re-vk leasing said, loop, and means engagingthe loop after ithas been AVfreed bythe formerv for bending the loop to'a position in registry with the next succeeding.aperture in the frame. YI j 15. A machine vfor attaching link mesh fabric to a frame or othersimilar arti-elel having a series of apertures formed therein, whichcomprises the combination of asup-v port for the frame and the pieceoffmesh to be attached thereto, the mesh ybeing held with a row of linksinregistry with the apertures in the frame, means for holding a supplyof wire, reciprocating means for draw-` ing wire from the supply andforming agloop passing through a link, the aperture in reg-` istrytherewith, 'and the loopinserted through the next preceding ringandapertureinthe series, means independent of said loop-form-k ving meansand operable after said loop has wire', mechanism operable to Vdrawwirefromy been completed thereby andfreed therefrom to engage said loop andbend it to a position Y inA registry with'the next succeeding link andaperture in the series, andv means for giving the support and lthefsaidlin-kfforming and bending meansa step-by-'step relativemovement.

16. A machine lforl attaching link mesh Y Vfabric to a frame or othersimilar articlefhaving a series f of apertures formed' therein, Vwhichcomprises theV combination of a support for the frame and the pieceofmesh to,y l

v be` attached thereto, the mesh being-,heldv with ja row of links inlregistry withl the 'apertures the said means 1in timed.v relationVthereto.

mechanism and operable after the loop hasv been freed thereby forVengaging the loop and bending-.it into registrywithfthe next suc-rmovement, the insertion of the loopbeing carried on'bysaidmechanismfduring the.'V

periods ofl rest in the lstep-by-step movement.

17 .y A machine fory attaching link fmesh fabric `to a'frame or othersimilar article have v i s ing aV series of apertures formed therein,which comprises the combination of a support for the frame andthepieceo'f'mesh to' I Hbe attached thereto, the mesh being held with 14.In.V a machine for attaching linkmesli arow of links in registry-withtheapertures in the frame, means for holding a. supply. of

wire, cooperating tools for drawing vwire from 'i the supply andforming.a loop ofk wire in- ',serted throughalink, the aperture in reg- Llistryv therewith, and the loop insertedtlirough the next preceding linkand aperture' in thev series, means independent of the tools forengaging the said loop after it has been in- 18. In a machine forattaching linkmeshf Y fabric toa frame or other similar article havingaseries of apertures therein, the combination Vof al support for theframe and the rpiece of mesh to be attached thereto,ithe said n piece ofmesh being held with a row of links inv registry with the apertures inthe` form,V

means for holding a supply of'wire, means lfor drawing Wire, from thesupply and,` inserting a loop of the wirethroiigh a 'link and the'aperture' in registry therewith, .means independent ofthe loopinsertingmeansr for beni'iing this loop into registry Withthe nextsucceeding linkland aperture, the loop being released bythe insertingmeans prior. to the.

operation of the bending means,- andjpowerdriven devices for moving thesupport with ak step-by-step movement and for actuatingV In testimony.whereof I affix invsignature.

inthe frame, means for holding a .supply of d the supply and form a loopof wirerwhich"k l i" extends through a' link, the aperture in reg- A.istry therewith and the loop inserted through Y the nextv precedinglinkr` and Vaperture inthe y series, said mechanism including a reciprofeating element, means independent of the saidv Y iis'L l y.RICHARD H'.BERmaar. e ,i

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